So much for a schedule… (^o^;) I started doing this back in early June to have it ready for the 9th, but got stuck on several things. The first was that I didn’t recognize a reference to a proverb, so while I thought I understood what was going on, I couldn’t justify my interpretation. The … Continue reading
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exist†trace – Daybreak ~Juu-san Gatsu no Shikisai~
Things in the US have both changed and remained the same since the last time I posted something. They’ve changed because of the protests going on. But the protests are happening largely because things have stayed the same: we continue to see unarmed Black people murdered in this country at the hands of armed law … Continue reading
exist†trace — WONDERLAND
Happy May Igu Day! Now that The Air Moon is done, I’d like to get through all the songs on VIRGIN. I’m gonna try to post on the 1st, 9th, and 19th to make it a routine. Though I’ve done a couple of songs from this album already, I figured I would just go in … Continue reading
exist†trace — Requiem
I missed Igu day, but March 20th is Omi’s birthday, so I thought it appropriate to do an exist†trace translation anyway. I picked “Requiem,” which unbeknownst to me when I picked it, was written by Omi. Not that it’s particularly appropriate for a birthday, but… (苦笑) The lyrics in Japanese are on Rock Lyric. Now, … Continue reading
exist†trace – HONEY
This translation includes Jyou’s spoken part on the album version of the song. (Not that I know for sure that she’s said other things for other versions, but it seems like a logical assumption to make.) I could catch all but a couple of words myself, but I found this Japanese site, UtaTen, that had … Continue reading
A Little More on Little Mary
Back when I did “Nagai Yume no Owari ni,” I mentioned that miko had written a blog post about that track where she said that song had actually been performed live before WORLD MAKER‘s release as part of the story of Little Mary. The first release to include that track, “Ritoru Mearii to Utsukushiki Nikushimi … Continue reading
exist†trace — Ritoru Mearii to Utsukushiki Nikushimi no Donau
This song may sound like a slightly dark fairy tale if you’re only listening to it, and to the album version at that, where miko’s ultra nasal high-pitched singing makes you think of a little 8-year-old girl. But if you read the lyrics as written in the liner notes, it turns into a tale fit … Continue reading
exist†trace — Lost in Helix
A super-belated Happy New Year, O Readers! ^_^; Below are the lyrics, romanization, and my English translation of this beautiful track from Vanguard – Of the Muses. At the very bottom is a translation of part of a miko blog entry where she talks about this song. ☆ Lost in Helix 水面に浮かぶ満月を 見上げる身体の無い意思よ 巡る周期をただ待ち焦がれ 何度天を仰いだだろう 月は満ち繰り返す 生と死を永遠に 私は今 再び生まれる … Continue reading
exist†trace — Unforgive You
The song that most caught my attention on Twin Gate when I first listened to it was “Unforgive You.” It’s such a haunting track, and the specificity of the person described made me wonder who it was written for. Actually, I think that’s how I came to find miko’s blog, as she explains there exactly … Continue reading
exist†trace — Voice
Japanese text of the lyrics available at Rock Lyric. There is one minor difference between what’s sung and what’s written there, namely that where the lyrics say 「心の中」(kokoro no uchi) what’s actually sung is 「心の中心」(kokoro no chuushin). The meaning doesn’t change much; kokoro no uchi would be figuratively “one’s mind” whereas kokoro no chuushin would be … Continue reading
